The Scene

By G Derry Etkins Guyana, a land with a rich Cultural heritage, is still to develop a sound, or sounds, of her own!

Dear Sir, You need to say sorry. Not down in your belly, Out in the open Where people can hear.

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Nothing to Laugh About 8 opened last night at the National Cultural Centre and continues tonight, tomorrow and Monday.

We have become fixated with using the word “summer” for the months July and August and having adapted the season terminology, we also take everything that comes with it.

Many of us may have heard of Bravo Arts, some may have witnessed its work first-hand, while others may have actually experienced it.

“Guyana, Guyana, this fair land of ours Has broken the bondage of far distant powers, We love you Guyana from high land to sea, And pray God make worthy your children to be.

Hi Everyone,  Do you find that as you get older, that you repeat yourself?

Reigning Chutney king Roger Hinds also known as ‘Young Bill Rogers’ will perform next Saturday, May 30 at the Guyana Day in Florida, USA.

While preparing for Guyana Fashion Week scheduled for November, Sonia Noel has been taking her ‘lattice becomes lace’ couture to distant shores.

I got the chance to style Lisa Punch again last Saturday for the Swearing-In Ceremony for President David Granger.

Talking to Alicia Bess you quickly realise a few things and the first is that she is genuine to the core.

Die-hard fans of some musicians and actors make it their duty to learn everything they possibly can about them and then retain what they would have learned so that they are able to rattle off all of the statistics whenever they need to make a point.

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During the course of the election season, I played stylist to Lisa’s image for her rally appearances.

Teacher Keisha Fraser delivered a meaningful lesson on April 25, when she won the Miss Linden Town Week 2015 title and crown convincingly, beating out eight other Linden beauties who were seeking the same honour.

So the talk of the town, or rather the globe for the past week has been the Met Gala.

Hi Everyone, While I have eaten various types of souse – pig’s feet, cow heel and cow face as well as chicken feet, green banana and breadfruit – I had never had channa souse until a couple of months ago, while on that trip to Trinidad that I bet you are tired of hearing of by now.

Quincy Lacon aka “Ego” who won the first ever Linden Soca Monarch on February 28 of this year is having a hard time collecting his winnings.